mataka

dead, one who is dead Dhp-a.ii.274.

  • -ākāra condition of one who is dead Ja.i.164 (˚ṃ dassati pretends to be dead).
  • -bhatta a meal for the dead, food offered to the manes Ja.iv.151; Dhp-a.i.326 (= petakicca p. 328); Dhp-a.iii.25.

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